By News18
Amaravati, Jul 5 (PTI) YSRCP chief Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has demanded the imposition of President鈥檚 Rule in the Andhra Pradesh, alleging a total breakdown of law and order under the TDP-led NDA government.
The former chief minister alleged that YSRCP leaders and activists were being targeted through false cases, 鈥渋llegal鈥 arrests, and an 鈥渙rganised campaign of political harassment鈥.
鈥淲hen there is no protection to politicians and citizens, law and order is deteriorating, and the Constitution is being violated, then why shouldn鈥檛 President鈥檚 rule be imposed?鈥 Reddy posed on 鈥榅鈥.
He said on Friday that the recent attack on Dalit village panchayat president Nagamalleswar Rao of Mannava village in Guntur district in broad daylight shows the 鈥渓awlessness鈥 in the state and the video of that incident depicts the gravity of the situation.
Jagan also alleged that YSRCP workers were being 鈥渁ssaulted鈥 for defying the ruling TDP and questioned whether people are truly safe under the Chandrababu Naidu government.
Meanwhile, YSRCP SC Cell president TJR Sudhakar Babu accused Naidu of insulting Dalits.
He alleged that the chief minister demeaned Dalit YSRCP supporter C Singayya, who died by allegedly falling under the wheels of Jagan Mohan Reddy鈥檚 convoy at Etukuru Cross in Guntur district.
Naidu likened Singayya to a dog and resorted to disrespecting the deceased person and politicising the tragedy, Babu alleged.
The YSRCP leader also accused Naidu of showcasing 鈥渁 pattern of hurling casteist insults鈥, and cited previous remarks by TDP leaders, ostensibly questioning Dalits鈥 education and political rights.
Babu alleged that CM Naidu and IT Minister Nara Lokesh prioritise real estate over welfare and foster violence against Dalits, and demanded a full probe into Singayya鈥檚 death. PTI MS STH ADB